As I've mentioned a couple of times in the last week, last week I went to a micro:bit workshop hosted by Gary Stager and Sylvia Martinez. It was a lot of fun! If you get a chance to go to one of their workshops, go!...
Books I finished reading (or rereading) in June 2023… Lead From Where You Are, Joe Sanfelippo (education) The Collapsing Empire, John Scalzi (science fiction) The Consuming Fire, John Scalzi (science fiction) The Last Emperox, John Scalzi (science fiction) The Poppy War, R. F. Kuang (fantasy) The Dragon Republic, R. F. Kuang...
We're going to Story Land today! It's a fairy tale themed amusement park for little kids. It's perfect for my daughters and their cousins who are coming with us. Going to Story Land is a good reason to share some science lessons that can be...
If you're interested in a professional development course that you can do while sitting outside this summer, take a look at the courses I offer through PracticalEdTech.com. Animated Explanations!This five-part course teaches you everything you need to know to create and teach with your own animated explanations....
Spring and summer so far have been exceptionally wet here in Maine. It's starting to make us all a little nutty. Regardless of the weather, our dogs still need to run around and go for walks. A few days ago I took our dogs for...
In this week's Practical Ed Tech newsletter I mentioned that I recently went on a bit of a quest to find research about the value of good graphic design in the context of education. Thanks to Google Scholar, I was successful in finding some good...
Around this time last year Google launched Fact Check Explorer. Fact Check Explorer is a tool that anyone can use to check the accuracy and origins of claims made in online articles. As I wrote last year, Fact Check Explorer isn't an infallible tool. That...
There is no shortage of AI tools available to teachers today. Some are stand-alone and some are being built into the tools we're already using. Canva's AI image generator is an example of a good one being added into a tool that is already popular...
Adding a little transition animation to your slideshow presentations can make things pop a little bit. But at this point we're all conditioned to the standard "slide in," "spin," and "breathe" animations found in PowerPoint, Google Slides, and Canva. That's why you might want to...
